Display stand



April 17, 1934- c. s. MOECKEL 1,955,509

DISPLAY STAND Filed April 21, 1955 Patented Apr. 17, 1934 DISPLAY STANDClarence S. Moeckel, Atlanta, Ga., assignor to Southern Spring Bed acorporation of Geor Company, Atlanta, Ga.,

Application April 21, 1933, Serial No. 667,296 1 Claim. (Cl. 211-85) Theprincipal object of this invention is to provide an improved stand fordisplaying packages of merchandise that is of a simplified structure andcan be collapsed into a small space for shipment or storage.

Other objects and features of novelty will be apparent from thedescription taken in connection with the drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevaiion with parts broken away, showing the standin collapsed position;

Figure 3 is a sectional tail; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another form of the invention. f

Referring to the drawing, the stand comprises a frame consisting of thesubstantially upright side members 10 and 11 connec ed by the transversetop member 12. Preferably this frame is made from a single piece ofangle iron bent into the shape shown. The members 10 and 11 arereversely disposed so far as the angles of the angle irons areconcerned, that is to say, the

rearwardly projecting legs of the angles are on the outer sides of theframe and the front legs are in the same plane and project toward eachother.

This frame is divided into substantially rectan- 30 gular frame openingsby cross bars or rests 13,

5 an easel support is provided.

these bars being secured to the side bars and 11 as by riveting. Locatedabove each of the cross bars 13 are U-shaped members 14 having theirfree ends 15 pivoted at 16 to the inner sides 35 of the rearwardlyextending legs of the side members 10 and 11. The free ends 17 of theseU-members abut the inner surface of the front legs of the angle irons sothat the members 14 are thus prevented from swinging downwardly. Theupper corners 18 are rounded to permit these members to swing upwardlyinto the plane of the frame.

For the purpose of holding the frame in a position slightly inclinedwith respect to the vertical, As shown, this consists of a U-shaped barhaving side members 19 and 20 and a connecting bottom member 21. Thefree ends of the side members 19 and 20 are pivoted at 22 to the outersides of the main frame. If desired, the corners of the U-shaped membermay Ire/reinforced by the braces 23 and 24. To hold the easel support inproper position relative to the frame, the bars 25 are provided whichare pivoted at 26 to the outer sides 5 of the members 19 and 20. Thesebars are formed backwardly by the elevation showing a deZ-i with hookedends 27 which are adapted to hook over bolts 28 projecting inwardly fromthe side legs of the members 10 and 11. If desired, the frame may beprovided with the bolt holes 31 for securing advertising cards to thetop of the frame.

The packages to be displayed are stood upon the cross bars 13 and heldagainst falling out U-members 14. A series of packages on the top bar 13is shown in dotted lines, and it will be noted that a single pivotedU-member l4 relains several packages.

In order to collapse the stand for shipment or storage, the U-members 14are swung upwardly into the plane of the frame. Then the bars 25 areunhooked and allowed to swing downwardly to a vertical position.Thereafter the easel sup.- port is swung substanlially into the plane ofthe frame. It will be noted that the collapsed frame has substantiallyno greater thickness than the thickness of the side members 10 and 11.

Figure 4 illustrates what may be termed a double stand. It comprises theside members 10 and 11 which are like the ones already described inconnection with Figure 1 but have in addition .sh'ort horizontalextensions 29 and 30, respectively, at their upper ends. The seconddisplay stand has side members 10 and 11 like the members 10 and 11, andthese are pivoted at their upper ends to the free ends of the horizontalextensions 29 and 30.

Both frames are provided with cross bars 13 and pivoted U-shapedretaining members 14, the same as in the form of the invention shown inFigure 1.

To hold the twoframes in inclined positions, the bars 25 are' provided,which are pivoted at 26 to the side members of one frame and have hookedends taking over the bolts 28 on the other frame. When these bars areunhooked and the U-shaped retaining members 14 swung upwardly into theplanes of their respective frames, the two frames can be swung towardeach other and thus occupy a relatively small space for storage or forshipment.

The extensions 29 and 30 may be provided with short uprights 32 tosupport a card carrying advertising or other display matter.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

A display stand comprising, in combination, a

nds being rounded to bers to be swung up- I the frame, each U- rforming, wi

ing the front flanges, the upbars connecting the frame into a plu aU-shaped norm d substantially taining member side members (or the planeof the tially at right an bers being pivoted l0 flanges of the ang theirtip ends abutt wardly into the plane 0 shaped membe and one of saidcross plurality of packages to sting on said cross ba be collapsed tionsubstan- 1-, d means U-shaped memdly directed side old the frameinclined m the vertical.

NCE S. MOECKEL.

